Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) said yesterday that he was generally satisfied with the interactions between his Cabinet members and lawmakers, except for Department of Health Minister Hou Sheng-mou (侯勝茂) and Minister of Education Tu Cheng-sheng (杜正勝).
Happy
"The premier is quite happy about his fellow Cabinet members' interactions with lawmakers on the legislative floor. However, he also hopes that the Cabinet members could simplify their remarks on issues of concern to specific professional fields when they are answering or briefing lawmakers," Government Information Office Minister Cheng Wen-tsang (鄭文燦) said during a press conference after the weekly Cabinet meeting yesterday morning.
Cheng also serves as the Cabinet spokesman.
When asked whose performances had displeased Su, Cheng said that the premier had used remarks by Hou and Tu as examples that showed the need for improvement.
When asked whose performances had satisfied the premier, Cheng mentioned Minister of the Interior Lee Yi-yang (李逸洋), Minister of Foreign Affairs James Huang (黃志芳) and Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu (
Satisfied
"Generally speaking, the premier is quite satisfied so far. However, he believes that it is very important for government officials to brief lawmakers as well as the public on the government's latest policies," Cheng said.
Su also emphasized the importance of officials keeping their remarks short, to the point and and easy to understand, Cheng said.
"Our Cabinet members are all very professional but they also need to be able to be down-to-earth and speak in a language that everybody can understand," Cheng said.
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